Cardiac arrest is like an electrical system malfunction, with a “stop beating” heart outcome. And it takes a shot of electricity from a defibrillator electrical device to get the heart started again.
There are several causes for a cardiac arrest, some of which include:
choking
drowning
heart attack
electrocution
enlarged heart
coronary heart/artery disease
inherited disorders ~ tendency to develop arrhythmias
structural changes ~ [...]
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Electricity does kill. In fact, somewhere in the vicinity of a 1,000 people die annually of electric shock. And that’s just in the U.S.
Your body conducts electricity, so any physical contact with an electrical current has the potential of causing you some sort of an electric shock injury, or even death via electrocution.
Primary factors influencing [...]
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Metabolic syndrome means your body is in an imbalanced biochemical state, resulting in an increased risk for “early death” due to heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
The known risk factors and conditions that create this “out of homeostasis” chemical state are:
high blood sugar
high blood pressure
low levels of blood HDL
too much fat around your waist
high levels [...]
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Atherosclerosis is the condition of plaque building up in your oxygen transporting blood vessels, otherwise known as your arteries. Cholesterol plaque narrows, or can even blocks, these arteries, leaving the area they serve dying for oxygen.
Heart attack, stroke or death results anytime the flow of oxygen is reduced or cut off to your heart [...]
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Heart failure means your heart is not in the condition to sufficiently pump your body’s requirement for blood.
Matters not whether you call your condition congestive heart failure, conjestive heart failure, cardiac failure, chronic or acute. The outcome is the same, insufficient heart pumping ability that routes you into a life of edema, fatigue and [...]
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Heart disease is the #1 killer of both women and men in the U.S. It affects those in middle age right along with the older age. And don’t be fooled, because it does happen to those who otherwise say they “feel fine.”
The good news is that you have a lot of power to protect and [...]
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When blood flow to a section of your heart muscle becomes blocked this is what’s known as a heart attack. If this blood flow isn’t quickly restored, then that section of your heart muscle begins to die because of this lack of oxygen.
Most often heart attacks occur as a result of a condition called coronary [...]
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Angina treatment with lifestyle changes and nitroglycerin may be all that is needed if your symptoms are mild and stabilized. The main goals of treatment are to reduce associated discomfort and the number of occurrences. And to lower your risk of death by your underlying heart condition.
You can help prevent or reduce your episodes of [...]
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A heart attack is a very, very frightening event. However, if you learn its signs, then you will know what steps to take to save a life ~ maybe your own.
You may think a heart attack is sudden and intense, where a person clutches their chest and falls over. The truth is that many heart [...]
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Angina is chest pain or discomfort you feel when an area of your heart muscle is not getting enough blood. It is not a disease, but is a symptom letting you know your heart is having a problem.
Angina can feel like:
pressure
burning
tightness
indigestion
squeezing pain
With angina, you may also experience shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back pain. Some [...]
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